diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5729bf5..5d8d5a4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "level-packager": "^5.0.0",
-    "memdown": "^4.0.0"
+    "memdown": "^5.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "coveralls": "^3.0.2",